The US trade war, waged by President Donald Trump, against some economic powers around the world would not bring about a secure future for America, says a commentator.

The US Commerce Department has announced the country’s trade deficit hit a 10-year high in 2018 despite the sweeping tariffs Trump imposed on imported goods. Since Trump assumed office, the deficit has grown by more than $100 billion, the Census Bureau reported on Wednesday.

Trump pulled the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and renegotiated the North American Free Trade Agreement, both of which he called some of the "worst" deals. He is also pursuing separate deals with China and the European Union.

Ian Williams, economic expert of the Foreign Policy in Focus, told Press TV on Thursday that “the tariff wars provoke retaliation” and the American people are suffering from negative effects of such a trade war in the shape of “deficit” in US economy.

“Declaring trade war on all of your major trading partners is not really the way for a secure future,” Williams warned, accusing the US president of not understanding economy.

Another economist, David Barkin, also told Press TV that “Donald Trump is going to eventually have to shoulder a very substantial amount of the blame, because it is not only that the deficit is increasing.”

According to the analyst, “the major problem is that its lack of soundness, its lack of solidity is reflected in the decline of the quality of life of the people in the United States.”